Affiliate Window's Convert-A-Link plug-in for publishers is an application for your website to help ease the task of converting your product links into track-able affiliate links.

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Awin's Convert-A-Link plug-in for publishers is an application for your website to help ease the task of converting your product links into track-able affiliate links.

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The application works by automating the process and is offered to only aid in converting the links for the affiliate window advertisers whose programmes you are joined to.

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The application works by automating the process and is offered to only aid in converting the links for the Awin advertisers whose programmes you are joined to.

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If you have any questions, which are not answered below please email sophie.cook@affiliatewindow.com for more info.

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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8U7LjB1ZfdM Convert-a-link video guide] and for other tutorials [[TUTORIALS|click here.]]

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==Usage and Initialisation==

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==Installation==

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'''2.1 Usage'''<br>

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The very first step for installing Convert-A-Link is to obtain the Awin javascript that will need to be implemented into your site. To get this javascript, you must follow these steps:

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Usage of the plug-in requires editing of your html pages so that they include a script tag to serve the JavaScript which provides the functionality of the plug-in.

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The script tag required is also used for the purpose of loading other affiliate window plug-ins so if you already have the tag in your html pages, you need not include it again. To obtain the script tag you would need to navigate to : Links & Tools → Convert-A-Link

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Having obtained the script tag, you need to ensure the tag is included on all your html pages with the product links you wish to be converted to track-able links.

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* Log in to your account<br>

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* Hover over "links and tools" and then select "Convert-A-Link"<br>

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* Switch on the functionality<br>

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* Copy the javascript code to your clipboard<br>

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The provided tag needs to be copied and pasted just before the closing HTML body tag i.e. </body> of your html pages. Please see the below example:

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'''The next steps will then vary dependent on which blogging platform you use:'''

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===Word Press===

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====Custom plugin installation option====

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* Log in to your account. Please note that the plugin is customized to your publisher account so make sure you are logged in into correct account<br>

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* Hover over "Links & Tools" and then select "MasterTag®" and you should be able to "Convert-a-Link"<br>

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* Provided that functionality was switched on in the previous step, the "download Wordpress plugin" link will be present

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* Click on the link and download convert-a-link.zip file

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* Sign in to your wordpress management area

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* Hover over Plugins option in the left-hand side menu and click on the Add new option<br>

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* Once the page is opened, click 'Upload Plugin' at the top of the page

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* Click on browse button and select the file you downloaded before

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* Click on "Install Now" button

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* It should bring "Installing Plugin from uploaded file: convert-a-link.zip" page up

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* Click on "Activate Plugin" link

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* You should see your wordpress plugins page with Convert a link in it. You are done.

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====Manual installation option====

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* Open your browser and sign in to your wordpress management area.

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* Hover over appearance option in the left-hand side menu and click on the editor option<br>

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* Once you've opened editor, you'll see a list of templates on the right-hand side of the screen. Click on footer.php<br>

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* Once you've opened footer.php, scroll down and look for the closing body element which looks like this </body>. Add our Javascript snippet just before closing the body element<br>

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* Click save and you're done.

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====Installation from Wordpress store====

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* The plugin can be downloaded from the [https://wordpress.org/plugins/convert-a-link/ Wordpress plugin store]

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* This will install the plugin in the standard way

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* In your settings page you will be able to add your publisher ID, this is required to enable the plugin to work correctly

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* You will still need to turn on convert-a-link in the interface

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===Blogspot/Blogger===

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* Login to your blog<br>

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* Click on Layout (on the left hand side)<br>

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* Click on “Add a Gadget”<br>

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* Choose HTML/Javascript<br>

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* Title it Awin and then in the Content section, paste the Convert a link code<br>

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* Finally, head back to the main Blogger Window and click on ‘Save Arrangement’<br>

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===Installation on other platforms===

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Having obtained the javascript, you need to ensure it is included on all your html pages where you have links to the retailers of Awin.

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The script needs to be copied and pasted just before the closing HTML body tag i.e. </body> of your html pages. Please see the below example:

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'''2.2 Initialisation''' <br>

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Having added the script tag to your html pages as required; to initialise the plug-in, you would need to refer back to the configuration page and switch it on using the provided switch. Once enabled, it may take a few minutes for the plug-in to become active.

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==Testing the integration==

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To test that convert-a-link is installed and working correctly on your website, create a link to http://convertalinktest.awin.com (on a page where you have installed convert-a-link). Click on the link and if convert-a-link is working, you'll be directed to a success page.

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If you are directed to a error page, please double check the implementation by following the installation guide here and try again. Once you switch on, please allow up to 5 minutes for convert-a-link to be activated.

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If you have trouble getting a success page, please email through to uk-publisherservices@awin.com

==Additional Features==

==Additional Features==

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'''3.1 Ignore links'''

'''3.1 Ignore links'''

In instances where you wish for certain links to be ignored on your site; the Convert-A-Link plug-in includes an attribute called '''data-awinignore'''.

In instances where you wish for certain links to be ignored on your site; the Convert-A-Link plug-in includes an attribute called '''data-awinignore'''.

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Any links on your html pages that include this attribute will be ignored when the application performs the conversion of your links. See the below code for an example of this in action:

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So if there are any links that you don't want to be converted into affiliate links, you can apply the data-awinignore attribute to them. See below for an example of how you could write this:

Clicks generated through Convert-a-link have the click REF defined as "convert-a-link". To keep an eye on the number of clicks generated check your Click Reference Report.

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Clicks generated through Convert-a-link have the click reference automaticlly defined as "convert-a-link". To keep an eye on the number of clicks generated by the plugin specifically, you can therefore check your Click Reference Report.

Installation from Wordpress store

In your settings page you will be able to add your publisher ID, this is required to enable the plugin to work correctly

You will still need to turn on convert-a-link in the interface

Blogspot/Blogger

Login to your blog

Click on Layout (on the left hand side)

Click on “Add a Gadget”

Choose HTML/Javascript

Title it Awin and then in the Content section, paste the Convert a link code

Finally, head back to the main Blogger Window and click on ‘Save Arrangement’

Installation on other platforms

Having obtained the javascript, you need to ensure it is included on all your html pages where you have links to the retailers of Awin.

The script needs to be copied and pasted just before the closing HTML body tag i.e. </body> of your html pages. Please see the below example:

Testing the integration

To test that convert-a-link is installed and working correctly on your website, create a link to http://convertalinktest.awin.com (on a page where you have installed convert-a-link). Click on the link and if convert-a-link is working, you'll be directed to a success page.

If you are directed to a error page, please double check the implementation by following the installation guide here and try again. Once you switch on, please allow up to 5 minutes for convert-a-link to be activated.

If you have trouble getting a success page, please email through to uk-publisherservices@awin.com

Additional Features

3.1 Ignore links
In instances where you wish for certain links to be ignored on your site; the Convert-A-Link plug-in includes an attribute called data-awinignore.

So if there are any links that you don't want to be converted into affiliate links, you can apply the data-awinignore attribute to them. See below for an example of how you could write this:

Reporting

Clicks generated through Convert-a-link have the click reference automaticlly defined as "convert-a-link". To keep an eye on the number of clicks generated by the plugin specifically, you can therefore check your Click Reference Report.

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